5 things Texas Tech fans should know about the Longhorns, including the Red Raider who was on Texas' roster last season

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Texas Longhorns defensive back John Bonney (24) intercepts a pass intended for Oklahoma Sooners running back Trey Sermon (4) during the second quarter of the AT&T Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma University on Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park in Dallas. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News)

1. Another agile QB

Longhorns quarterback Sam Ehlinger isn't Kyler Murray, but he is the closest thing to him in terms of dual-threat ability.

Ehlinger won't blow teams away with his arm, although it's not to bad considering he's racked up 2,171 passing yards and 16 touchdowns thus far through the season. But Ehlinger shines most is the running game.

Ehlinger has rushed for 329 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns. The rest of the team combined has seven total rushing touchdowns.

He is fifth in the conference in total offense, producing an average of 277.8 total yards per game

When the Red Raiders beat the Longhorns last season, Ehlinger didn't have his best game. He completed 26 of 47 passes for 239 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while rushing for 35 yards.

2. In a rough patch

The Longhorns were riding high after an upset win over Oklahoma on Oct. 6. Texas followed that with a close win over Baylor the following week, which was its sixth straight win.

Since then, the Longhorns fell on the road to an inconsistent Oklahoma State team and then lost to West Virginia because of some last-second heroics.

With the two straight losses, the Longhorns are now most likely out of contention for the Big 12 championship and are definitely out of the College Football Playoff talk.

Before the two losses, the Longhorns had risen as high as No. 6 in the AP Top 25. The Longhorns clocked in at No. 19 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday.

3. A former Longhorn

Fittingly, Texas Tech senior defensive back John Bonney will celebrate senior day against the team where he spent the last four years.

Bonney redshirted his freshman season with the Longhorns in 2014 and played the 2015-17 seasons before transferring to Texas Tech prior to the start of this season.

At Texas, Bonney played in 37 career games and registered 87 tackles, one interception two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and 14 pass breakups.

"He's built a lot of relationships with those guys on that team," senior defensive back Jah'Shawn Johnson said during the team's media availability. "Unfortunately the things didn't go well and he had to leave. He's excited to be here. I know he'll be excited for that."

4. Road success?

Although it's a rivalry game, Texas has an overwhelming advantage in head-to-head matchups with a 50-17 record.

The road team has won each of the last four meetings.

Last season, Texas Tech pulled off a 27-23 win in Austin. In 2016, the Longhorns won 45-37 in Lubbock. In 2015, another Austin meeting, the Red Raiders snuck away with a 48-45 win. The most lopsided matchup of the four games was a 34-13 win for the Longhorns in Lubbock.

The Red Raiders haven't beaten the Longhorns on their home field in Lubbock since 2008.